can you imagine any reason they would not want to do that? from a consumer standpoint, i would imagine that every driver of a toyota that may have an issue regarding sudden unintended acceleration would like to have this feature on their car. speaking, just speaking as a consumer, toyota s decision making in terms of how they implement it is an ongoing question. but to answer your question, sir, i believe it ll be a positive move for safety and for their own driving public. i look forward to hearing mr. lentz s explanation for why it won t be available in all toyos. beuse i don t see a reason to make it all available. make it available in all the toyotas. but we ll get his response to that. thank you mr. chairman. thank you. thank you, mr. strickland. toyota relies on two primary justifications for its assertion that electronics plays no role in sudden unintended acceleration. we ve already discussed one of the shortcomings, one of the justifications, the work, the engi
testify before the judiciary committee. khalil the president talked about the white house economic agenda. i have said many times that the recession we are emerging from was primarily caused by a lack of responsibility and accountability from wall street to washington. it is part of the reason that our economy nearly collapsed, the reason for countless home foreclosures, the failure of community banks and small losses, and the casket of job losses that have left millions of americans out of work. that is why i have made passage of regulatory reform a priority of this administration. when they could not kill it, they tried to water it down with special-interest loopholes and carve outs undermining real change. today, these efforts have failed. democrats and a handful of republicans have allowed the end of the debate. i want to thank senator chris dodd and majority leader harry reid for their leadership on this legislation, as well as all the senators who put posturing aside